Vision
חֱזוּStrong’s H2377chezev (che-zev)
Appears in 34 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chezev is the Hebrew word usually translated “vision” and “vision of”. It appears in 34 verses of the Old Testament.
“As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.”
Meaning
- Vision, appearancevision · appearance
How it's translated
- vision 12
- the vision 6
- vision of 5
- a vision of 3
- a vision 3
- in the vision 3
- in vision of 1
- in a vision 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Daniel 11
- Ezekiel 7
- Isaiah 2
- Jeremiah 2
- Habakkuk 2
- 1 Samuel 1
15 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Daniel 8:1In contextIn the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first.
- Daniel 8:2In contextAnd I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.
- Daniel 8:13In contextThen I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
- Daniel 8:15In contextAnd it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man.
- Daniel 8:17In contextSo he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
- Daniel 8:26In contextAnd the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.
All 34 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
חֱזוּ chezev · vision
1) vision, appearance 1a) vision 1b) appearance
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “vision” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
VI'SION, noun
s as z. [Latin visio, from video, visus.]
- The act of seeing external objects; actual sight.
- The faculty of seeing; sight. vision is far more perfect and acute in some animals than in man.
- Something imagined to be seen, though not real; a phantom; a specter.
- In Scripture, a revelation from God; an appearance or exhibition of something supernaturally presented to the minds of the prophets, by which they were informed of future events.
All definitions
- Something imaginary; the production of fancy.
- Any thing which is the object of sight.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.